Interlocking sheet-piling.



No. 877,588. PATENTED JAN.-28, 1908.

G. E. NYE.

INTBRLOGKING SHEET PILING.

APPLIOATION FILED NOV.16.190'7. r

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

UfiTED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

GEORGE E. NYE, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, ASSIGXOR TO NATIONAL IXTERLOC'KING STEEL SHEETING COMPANY, OF CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, A CORPORATIONv OF ILLINOIS.

i INTERLOCKING SHEET-PILING.

Specication of Letters Patent.

Application filed November 16.1907. Serial No. 402.460.

Patented Jan. 28, 1908.

T o all 'whom 'it may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E NYE, citizen of the United States, residing at Chicago, in the county of Cook and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Imrovements in Interlockino Sheet-Filing; and do hereby declare the fol owing t-o be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention,

such as will enable others skilled in the art to- I-beam piling constructed in accordance lwith Fig. -3- is a fragmentary my invention. detail perspective view of channel bar iling showing a driven unit and a partially riven unit equipped withbottom lock. Fig. -4- is a view similar to Fig. -3- showin `:the top lock disposed on the driven unit. igs. -5- and 6 are views similar to Figs. -'3- and -4-- respectively showing I- beam units in lace of the channel bars. Fig. 7efis a agmenta detail perspective view showing a mod' ed form of construction. Fig. -'-8- is a plan view of a cofferdam constructed of sheet iling in accordance with-my invention. igs. 5 9-,-

l and -10- and -1 1 are fragmentary plan views respectively of ohanne bars driven transversely to each other and e uipped with interlocking means constructe in accordance with my invention.

My present invention compreherids the use 4' of interlocking means such as are illustrated and described in Letters Patent No. 860053 granted to me on Jul 16, 1907, and more particularly the inter ocking means shown and described in my application for Letters Patent, Serial No. 384973, filed July 22, 1907, and relates more particularly to the relative positions andarrangement of said interlocking means whereby new and useful results are attained, the essence of the present invention being partially disclosed vbut noty claimed in the said patent and the aforesaid application.

The invention consists essentially vin providing interlocking 'devices for structural iron units, such as channel bars and I-beams, whereby the latter may be readily converted to sheet piling, and which said interlocking devices are equipped with means whereby they are held against lateral movement in one direction on the unit carrying the same and engage the next adjacent unit to hold the latter against lateralv movement relatively to the first named unit, the last named unit in turn serving to hold the locking device of the first unit against lateral movement relatively thereto in which primarily it was free to move, the said means for holding said locking device against lateral movement on its unit being disposed in the path of the means carried by the locking device of the other `unit to engage the first named so that the locking devices of adjacent units may not pass each other in the driving.`

My said interlocking devicesfshown in said atent and application above referred to and iierein shown are essentially novel in this particular, viz: that when mounted inplace on the units they cannot pass each other,

this being more particularly true of the lock- A ing devices shown and described in my appli-A cation of July 22,- 1907, though it would be true also of the I-beam lock shown in said Patent No. 860053.4

The present invention, i therefore, compirehends broadly the equipment of o posing anged edges of adjacent units wit i oppositely disposed'in'terlocking devices, each of said devices bein(r provided with means .engaging an edge iange of the unit carrying the same and an edge flange of the opposing unit whereby both the locks and the units are held against relative lateral movement in all directions, said engaging means of oppose mi locking devices being disposed in each ot ers paths.

The invention is embodied in the locking driven upon the said web) and being equipped with oppositely and relatively transversely dis ose flanges() andDprovided at their free en s with proections 'E and F respectively. d

The'ilan e C ies in contact with the outer face of t e web of the channel and the we; jection E thereof engages the' outer the flange G of said. channel bar thereby holding the said device against movement inwardly. The fla-nger D is so disposed as to provide a recess between the same and the inner face of theflange in which the flange G of the next adjacent channel bar is received, the projection F engaging the outer face of the web of said adjacent channel bar, the latter being thus held against lateral movement in all directions relatively to the first named channel bar and serving atv the same time to prevent. lateral movement (out- `wardly) ofthe said locking device.

The -manner in which channel bars are successively driven is illustrated in Figs.-. and-4-.th-e channel bar H being first driven. devoid of interlocking devices and the channel bar I'equip ed with bottom interlocking device (which will hereafter term lock) is then driven artially downfthat is until said bottom loc shall be disposed a suflicient distance below the upper end' of channel bar l H to permit the top lock to be mounted on the latter.` This being done the channel ba I is driven the requisite depth.

The I-beam lock shown in Fig.--2-consists also of the U-shaped part J provided at one end with two flaring opposed hooks which on their outer faces engage the inner faces of the flanges K of said I-beam and at their free ends engage the edge portions of the opposing flanges of the next adjacent I-beam. Said lock is thus itself held and serves to hold said ladjacent I-beams against relative lateral movement in all directions.

In Figs.-5-and-.6-I have illustrated the manner of successively driving I-beams which accords in every way with the manner.

of driving successive channel bars and, therefore, I requires no` special description. I desire to state, however, that the top lock for the first pile is preferably slipped over the lower end of the second before placing the bottm lock on the latter.

While I prefer to employ locks havin .the

U-shaped portion receiving the web o the channel bar or I-beam, I desire it to be understood that the invention comprehends broadly the em loyment of removable locking devices. Tllius the construction shown in F ig.-7-in which the I-beam lock is made in two parts L bolted upon opposite sides ofin the scope of the channel bars (which are preferably.

used) must be driven so that the webs thereof extend atright angles to each other and joined together' at to and bottom. To this end certain specia locks are required,

such locks being shown in Figs.-A9-,-A10- 70 andf-11-. 4

In Fig. -9-the;lock O is L-shaped, one le thereof having a recess receiving the web of one channel bar, said recess being yenlarged between its ends to' receive the flange of an 75 adjacent transversely disposed channel bar Q, the web of the latter being received in a recess transversely disposed to the firs' named recess and communicating with the same between its ends.

In Fig-lO-the lock shown comprises the U-shaped portion R receiving the web of one channel bar, the said member being equipped' with projections S',` and T, the former abuttino' against the flange of the channel bar on g5 which the lock is mounted-and the latter lying in contact with the outer face of the web. thereof, there being an L-shaped projection U'outwardly of said projection T- between which and the latter the flange of lthe transversely disposed channel bar V is received.

. In Fig-l l-the lock shown consists of the U-shaped member W having an L-shaped projection X en aging the outer faces ofthe web and one an e respectively, and an oppositely dispose projection Y between which and the said web and flange 'of the channel bar carrying the lock the yedge por- :tion of atransversely* disposed channel barfloe is received. By means of all ofthe ty es of locks above described and comprehen ed in my invention, practically every desired shape of sheet piling structure may be formed without the use of bolts or rivets unless the user of bolts or, rivets shall elect to employ bolts to secure the locks.

The recess of the U-shaped portion of every lock is of a Width such as will necessi-` tate driving the same upon the web of the channel bar or I-beam.`

'I claim as my invention:

1. Sheet piling comprising units each having a Web and edge flanges, and adapted to be driven edge to edge to form a continu-- 4ouswall,- adjacent units being equipped on opposing edge portions and respectively opposite ends with interlocking devices, said interlocking devices engaging the' web of the 120 unit carrying the same and projections thereon engaging the edge flanges of the carrying and opposing unit, said last named projections of each interlockin device being disposed in the path o f the projections of the other.

2. Sheet piling'comprising unitseach having a web and edge flanges, and adapted to be driveny edge to edge to forni a continulous Wall, adjacent umts being equipped on 13o i? opposing edge portions and respectively oposite ends with interlocking devices, said interlocking devices engaging the web of the Uunit carrying the same and projections .thereon engaging the edge anges of the carrying and opposing unit, the en agement offsaid projections with the edge angesof the carrying unit holding said interlocking device against lateral "movement Vin one, 'direction, `and the vengagement thereof with the edge langes of opposing units holding said interlocking device against lateral moveyment in the other direction, Said interlocking devices holding adjacent units against relative lateral movement and said projections 15 of opposing interlockingdevices being disposed in each others paths.

In testimony whereof, I have s name in the-'presence of two su witnesses. i

GEORGE E. NYF Witnesses:

ARUDOLPH WM. LoTz, A. PHILIrsoN.l 

